Titans defensive tackle Jurrell Casey (99) celebrates after a play in the second quarter against the Eagles at Nissan Stadium Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. George Walker IV / Tennessean.com

Titans linebacker Wesley Woodyard (59) calls for the fans to get loud during the first quarter against the Eagles at Nissan Stadium Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. George Walker IV / Tennessean.com

Wesley Woodyard, injured Sept. 30: Inside linebacker Wesley Woodyard suffered a shoulder injury in the first quarter of the Titans’ win against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sept. 30. He missed game 5 in Buffalo. Here, Titans head coach Vrabel and medical personnel tend to the injured Woodyard (59) in the first quarter of the Eagles game at Nissan Stadium. Andrew Nelles / Tennessean.com

Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) scrambles out of the pocket on the first possession of the game against the Eagles at Nissan Stadium Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. George Walker IV / Tennessean.com

Titans place kicker Ryan Succop (4) gets the Titans on the scoreboard with a field goal in the first quarter at Nissan Stadium Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. George Walker IV / Tennessean.com

Titans injured tight end Delanie Walker waves to the crowd as the team's 12th man before the game against the Eagles at Nissan Stadium Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. George Walker IV / Tennessean.com

Titans linebacker Derrick Morgan (91) and defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (90) head out to the field before the game at Nissan Stadium Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. George Walker IV / Tennessean.com

Kenny Vaccaro, injured Sept. 30: Safety Kenny Vaccaro suffered an elbow injury while defending a run in the second quarter of the Titans’ win against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sept. 30. He will “miss a few weeks,” Titans coach Mike Vrabel said.Here, Vaccaro (24) makes a catch during warmups before the game against the Eagles at Nissan Stadium. George Walker IV / Tennessean.com

Kylie Mulholland, 11, rides the zipline before the game between the Tennessee Titans and the Philadelphia Eagles at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018. Andrew Nelles / Tennessean.com

Cole Sporkin, 6, throws a football before the game between the Tennessee Titans and the Philadelphia Eagles at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018. Andrew Nelles / Tennessean.com

Peyton Knight, 9, has his face painted before the game between the Tennessee Titans and the Philadelphia Eagles at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018. Andrew Nelles / Tennessean.com

STOCK RISING

MARCUS MARIOTA: He might not be all the way back healthy, but he threw it about as well as he’s thrown it in the NFL. Mariota was 30-for-43 for 344 yards with two touchdowns and a pick, with at least four drops – including on two of his best passes of the day, deep shots to Taywan Taylor and Darius Jennings (though in Taylor’s defense, his facemask was briefly grabbed on the play). Mariota also had 46 of the Titans’ 70 rushing yards. He played like a superstar.

COREY DAVIS: He looked like a top-five pick for the first time in his career. He got loose downfield and used his size and strength to vacuum in the winning touchdown. There’s a ton on the shoulders of Davis, and on Sunday he met that challenge. There was one obvious miscommunication with Mariota – leading to his pick – but other than that, it was pure synergy.

CLOSE

Tennessean writers break down the Titans' 26-23 overtime win over the Eagles at Nissan Stadium.
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MIKE VRABEL: The early favorite for NFL Coach of the Year actually paid for aggressiveness at the end of the first half, calling a timeout when Philly had the ball and setting up a possession on which Mariota threw the pick. That gave the Eagles a field goal. But you know what? If that’s how you want to play and your team embraces it, you have to be willing to take some setbacks at times. Aggressiveness won the Titans the game, too, and this entire operation is moving in a promising direction. If there's a "Titan way" under Vrabel, it's straight ahead, risk be darned.

DEAN PEES BLITZ DESIGNS: The Eagles did a pretty good job of protecting quarterback Carson Wentz when the Titans didn’t bring pressure, but those creative pressures caused trouble. We’ve seen that the Titans defensive coordinator likes bringing defensive backs, and cornerback Malcolm Butler got a sack on a long-developing play-action pass. Safety Kenny Vaccaro came in untouched for a pressure as well, and linebackers Jayon Brown and Sharif Finch both got to Wentz up the middle. The Titans ended up with four sacks and 11 quarterback hits, and had to get inventive to create a lot of it.

BRETT KERN: Can the punter get some love? The Titans have one of the best in the league in Kern, a Pro Bowler who in 2017 had the second-best net punting average in NFL history (44.6) and the eighth-best gross punting average in NFL history (49.7). He has been excellent as usual this season, and on Sunday he was the Titans’ best player in the first half – pinning the Eagles at their 5 and 3 on consecutive punts of brilliance. Kern’s late punt that set up the Eagles with a long return and tying field goal in regulation was the fault of the coverage, not him. And he saved the day by making the tackle.

STOCK FALLING

TITANS’ RUNNING GAME: Give the Eagles credit, of course. That’s probably the best defensive line left on the Titans’ schedule. But still, 12 carries for 24 yards between Derrick Henry and Dion Lewis? Ugly. Henry had all 24 on his eight carries. Lewis had nothing on four – though Lewis, of course, did his thing with nine catches for 66 yards, including a gigantic conversion in overtime. But Mariota should not have 66 percent of the Titans’ rushing yards. This has to get better.

Reach Joe Rexrode at jrexrode@tennessean.com and follow him on Twitter @joerexrode.